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Consumer Unit Upgrade Labour and Materials

A practical look at where the time goes, what the material basket usually includes, and why both sides need to be visible in the quote.

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7 min readUpdated 2026-06-10Andrew Moore, Founder of Elec-Mate

Written and reviewed by Andrew Moore, founder of Elec-Mate, against BS 7671:2018+A4:2026, IET Guidance Note 3 and the IET On-Site Guide.

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Key Takeaways

  • 1Material cost is often only one slice of the final board-upgrade price.
  • 2Labour has to cover the full installation, testing, and paperwork cycle.
  • 3The existing condition of the installation can move both labour time and material use.
  • 4Clear labour and materials logic helps you defend the quote when clients compare prices.
  • 5Software makes it easier to keep that split consistent from quote to invoice.
01 · Pricing Guide

What the labour side actually covers

  • Survey and set-up time before isolation.
  • Safe isolation, strip-out, board mounting, and re-termination.
  • On-the-day correction of reasonable minor issues found at change-over.
  • Testing, labelling, paperwork, and client handover.
02 · Pricing Guide

What usually sits in the materials basket

  • Board and protective devices.
  • SPD kit, tails, glands, labels, ferrules, and sundries.
  • Replacement accessories or connectors required during the upgrade.
  • Any clearly identified remedial items already picked up in the survey.
03 · Pricing Guide

Why this split matters on the quote

If the client only sees one headline figure, they often assume the board itself is most of the job. Showing labour and materials logic helps them understand why one quote is higher and why a tidy installation with proper testing cannot be priced like a fast swap-out.

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